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Specialist industry expertise

Accounting and advice for people and businesses in entertainment.

Make confident decisions around project income, international work and the wealth you build beyond your next engagement.

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Industry experience

Advice for careers and businesses that do not follow a conventional path.

Income in entertainment can be irregular, international and closely tied to personal reputation. The right structures and advice need to support both the commercial activity and the individual behind it.

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  • Individual, company and trust structures
  • Tax planning for variable and project-based income
  • International income and cross-border tax coordination
  • Touring, production and performance-related matters
  • Management agency accounting and reporting
  • Cash-flow planning and tax provisioning
  • Finance, property and investment decisions
  • Private wealth and long-term financial planning

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David Rosenthal

David Rosenthal

Associate Director, Accounting & Tax

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Where we add value

Advice across career, business and personal wealth.

01

Tax & structures

Practical structures and tax planning for performers, entertainers, creatives and management businesses with variable, project-based or multi-source income.

02

International matters

Coordination of Australian tax considerations for overseas work, foreign income, touring, residencies and international commercial arrangements.

03

Agencies & entertainment businesses

Accounting, reporting, payroll, cash flow, profitability and business advisory for management agencies, production-related entities and entertainment businesses.

04

Private wealth & finance

Property, lending, superannuation, investments and long-term wealth strategies designed around an income profile that may change considerably over time.

Who we support

Experience across talent and entertainment businesses.

Our experience includes actors, entertainers, creatives, presenters, management agencies and other businesses supporting talent and production.

We understand that the financial issues are rarely limited to a tax return. They can involve uneven income, overseas engagements, intellectual property, agency arrangements, business ownership and the need to turn career success into lasting financial security.

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Bring industry context to the decisions that matter.

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